2. Ideal Rankine cycle. The condenser pressure is 4 psia. Steam goes into turbine at 1100F...
Tutorial Questions 1.1. Water is the working fluid in an ideal Rankine cycle. The condenser pressure is kPa, and saturated vapor enters the turbine at 10 MPa. Determine the heat transfer rates, in kJ per kg of steam flowing, for the working fluid passing through the boiler and condenser and calculate the thermal efficiency.2. Water is the working fluid in an ideal Rankine cycle. Saturated vapor enters the turbine at 16 MPa, and the condenser pressure is 8 kPa ....
Steam is the working fluid in a simple, ideal Rankine cycle. Saturated vapor enters the turbine at 8 MPa and saturated liquid exits the condenser at a pressure of 8 kPa. The net power output of the cycle is 100 MW. Determine for the cycle: i. Thermal efficiency ii. Back work ratio iii. Mass flow-rate of the steam in kg/h iv. Rate of heat transfer to the working fluid as it passes through the boiler in MW v. Rate of...
Water is the working fluid in a Rankine cycle. Steam exits the steam generator at 1500 lbf/in.2 and 1100°F. Due to heat transfer and frictional effects in the line connecting the steam generator and turbine, the pressure and temperature at the turbine inlet are reduced to 1400 lbf/in.2 and 1000°F, respectively. Both the turbine and pump have isentropic efficiencies of 95%. Pressure at the condenser inlet is 2 lbf/ in. 2, but due to frictional effects the condensate exits the...
Problem 8.015 Water is the working fluid in a Rankine cycle. Steam exits the steam generator at 1500 lbf/in.2 and 1100℉ Due to heat transfer and frictional effects in the line connecting the steam generator and turbine, the pressure and temperature at the turbine inlet are reduced to 1400 Ibf/in.2 and 1000 , respectively. Both the turbine and pump have isentropic efficiencies of 95%. Pressure at the condenser inlet is 2 lbf/ in.2, but due to frictional effects the condensate...
The condenser downstream of the turbine in a large Rankine cycle power plant is constructed of 30,000 25-mm tubes. The steam condenses at 50 ºC with a heat transfer coefficient of 9,000 W/m2 ·K on the outside the tubes. The cooling water enters the tube side of the condenser at 20 ºC at a flow rate of 17,000 kg/s. For a 1000 MW (net) power output and a cycle thermal efficiency of 42%, determine: a. the cooling rate required (in...
Thermo (25) 7. A steam power plant operates on the Rankine cycle with steam entering the high pressure turbine at 1500 psi, 1000'C with a mass flow rate of 5x10lb/hr. The steam exits the high pressure turbine at 90 psi, 350°F where the steam is then sent back to the boiler and reheated to 900°F before expanding through the low pressure turbine to 1 psi. Cooling water enters the condenser from a lake at 65°F and exits at 90°F Assume...
3) A solar powered steam generator operates under an ideal Rankine cycle. Water at a pressure of 15MPa enters the turbine as saturated vapor and leaves with a pressure of 0.125MPa. The mass flow rate in the cycle is 100 kg/s, while the temperature difference in the condenser water is 24 Celsius. Draw the T-s diagram of this ideal Rankine cycle. Determine the following: A) The net power developed in the cycle in kW B) The rate of heat transfer...
(30 points) Rankine Cycle An ideal Rankine cycle has a turbine power output of 4 MW. Saturated liquid at 20 kPa leaves the condenser, and the vapor at the exit to the isentropic turbine has a quality of 95 percent. The boiler pressure is 1.4 MPa. a. Find the mass flow rate of the steam (kg/s) b. What is the heat transfer into the boiler? c. What is the thermal efficiency for this cycle? Condenser
In a regenerative ideal Rankine cycle, hot water steam enters the turbine at 10 MPa and 480°C. condenser inlet pressure is 10 kPa. Some steam is taken from the turbine at a pressure of 0.7 MPa, feeds a Closed Feed water heater and is sent to the condenser as a saturated liquid at a pressure of 0.7 MPa at the outlet. The other outlet (cold) is at a pressure of 10 MPa and a saturation temperature of 0.7 MPa. According...
Consider a steam power plant that operales on a simple ideal Rankine cycle and has a net power output of 45 MW Steam enters the turbine at 7 MPa and 500 C and is cooled in the condenser at a pressure of 10 kPa by running cooling water from a lake through the tubes of the condenser at a rate of 2000 kg/s. Use T-s diagram with respect to saturation lines, and determine (a) the thermal eMooncy ofthe cycle (%)...